Jump to content

Algeria national football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 94.205.83.34 (talk) at 03:33, 6 February 2015 (→Records). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

 Algeria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)الخُضر   "El Khadra" (The Greens)
الأفناك  (The Fennecs)
محاربي الصحراء  (The Desert Warriors)
AssociationAlgerian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachChristian Gourcuff
CaptainMadjid Bougherra
Most capsLakhdar Belloumi (101)
Top scorerAbdelhafid Tasfaout (35)
Home stadiumStade 5 Juillet 1962
FIFA codeALG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current18 Steady (8 January 2015)
Highest15 (October 2014)
Lowest103 (June 2008)
First international
 Tunisia 1–2 FLN [2]
(Tunis, Tunisia; 1 June 1957)[1][2]
 Bulgaria 1–2 Algeria 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 6 January 1963)
Biggest win
 Algeria 15–1 South Yemen 
(Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 9–2 Algeria 
(Budapest, Hungary; 16 August 1967)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1982)
Best resultRound of 16, 2014
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances14 (first in 1968)
Best resultChampions, 1990
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 1980)
Best resultQuarter-final, 1980

The Algeria national football team represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays its home games at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is former French footballer Christian Gourcuff. Algeria joined FIFA on 1 January 1964, a year and a half after gaining independence.

Algeria has qualified for four World Cups in 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014. Algeria has also won the African Cup of Nations once in 1990, when they hosted the tournament. At the 2014 World Cup, Algeria became the first African team to score four goals in a match at the World Cup after scoring four goals against South Korea.

The traditional rivals of Algeria have been Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. However, more recently, Egypt has become the main rival after a number of incidents involving the two teams, most recently during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, in which Algeria defeated Egypt 1–0 in a tense tiebreaker in Omdurman in Sudan to qualify to the World Cup.

History

Main article: the National Liberation Front football team
Founded FLN team football in conditions of secrecy in 1958 during the French colonial period to Algeria

Beginning

The team was established in 1962 as the successor of the FLN football team.[3]

The operation began in soccer independence from 1947 with Special Organization (OS), which is the armed wing of Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties of Messali Hadj and Revolutionary Committee of Unity and Action (CRUA). These organizations managed the idea of a war of independence against the France.

The Algerian War begins in 1954, the November 1.[4] Several military clashes between the armed forces of FLN and French army takes place after the Battle of Algiers (1957) which leads them French by General Raoul Salan to increase penalties for rebellion. Repressive measures are taken against the administrative bodies of the FLN, allowing him to gain the sympathy of the population.[5] The attacks are not confined to the armed forces: a bomb exploded on 10 - 2 - 1957 in a football stadium in El-Biar, killing eight French supporters, after which three Algerians victims of lynching from the french public.[6] This war is also characterized by a power struggle between the pro-independence side of the FLN and the Algerian National Movement (NAM) of Messali Hadj.[7] For example, the FLN kills one of its moderate members for "treason" on 26-6-1957, for he is a supporter of Algerian National Movement.[8]

1982 FIFA World Cup

File:Lakhdar Belloumi (1986 WCQ).jpg
Lakhdar Belloumi. A legend of Algerian football in the 1980s
File:Algeria in WC 1982 (vs Austria).jpg
Algeria national football team in 1982 FIFA World Cup

Algeria caused one of the great World Cup upsets on the first day of the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the reigning European champions, West Germany. In the final match in the group between West Germany, Austria and Chile, with Algeria having already played their final group game the day before, the European teams knew that a West German win by 1 or 2 goals would qualify them both, while a larger German victory would qualify Algeria over Austria, and a draw or an Austrian win would eliminate the Germans. After 10 minutes of all-out attack, West Germany scored through a goal by Horst Hrubesch. After the goal was scored, the two teams kicked the ball around aimlessly for the rest of the match. Chants of "Fuera, fuera" ("Out, out") were screamed by the Spanish crowd, while angry Algerian supporters waved banknotes at the players. This performance was widely deplored, even by the German and Austrian fans. Algeria protested to FIFA, who ruled that the result be allowed to stand; FIFA introduced a revised qualification system at subsequent World Cups in which the final two games in each group were played simultaneously.[9]

1986 FIFA World Cup

In 1984, Algeria took third place in the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire. During the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, the national teams recorded two defeats and one draw and was eliminated in the first round. In Mexico, at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the Algerians were not able to pass the first round once again in a group that included Northern Ireland (1–1 draw), Brazil (1–0 loss), and Spain (3–0 loss). Only one Algerian managed to score during this competition: Djamel Zidane. From thereon, Algeria failed to qualify for another World Cup until 2010.

1990 African Cup of Nations

In 1990, Algeria hosted the 1990 African Cup of Nations. In Group A, the Algerians started the tournament by beating Nigeria (5–1, with doubles by Djamel Menad and Rabah Madjer and a goal by Djamel Amani), Côte d'Ivoire (3–0, with goals by Djamel Menad, Tahar Cherif El Ouazzani, and Cherif Oudjani) and Egypt (2–0, with goals by Djamel Amani and Moussa Saib). In the semi-finals, Algeria beat Senegal 2–1 (goals by Djamel Menad and Djamel Amani in front of 85,000 fans in the Stade 5 Juillet 1962.

In the final against Nigeria, in front of 105,302 fans in the same stadium, Cherif Oudjani, in the 38th minute, enabled Algeria to win the African Nations Cup for the first time. Djamel Menad was crowned top scorer of the competition with four goals.[10]

Madjer is considered one of the best football players in the history of Algeria.

1990–2008

Having won an Africa Cup of Nations title, the Algerian team, however, had not managed to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. In 1991, the national team won the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations against Iran. As title holders, Algeria disappointed at the 1992 African Cup of Nations in Senegal, recording a loss against Côte d'Ivoire (3–0) and a draw against Congo (1–1, with a goal by Nacer Bouiche. In 1994, Algeria was disqualified from the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia due to the use of an ineligible player and failed during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

In 1996, Algeria returned to African Cup of Nations, but were eliminated by hosts South Africa in the quarter-finals. The Algerians failed to qualify for the following World Cups in 1998, 2002 and 2006. During the 1998 African Cup of Nations, Algeria finished last in its group with three defeats and was eliminated in the group stage. In the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the Fennecs managed to pass to the first round only to lose to 2–1 to eventual champions Cameroon in the quarter-finals. Algeria once more failed to pass the first round in the African competition in 2002 but managed to get to the quarter-finals in 2004. However, they were eliminated by Morocco by a score of 3–1 after extra-time, with the lone Algerian goal was scored by Abdelmalek Cherrad. Algeria failed to qualify for the following two Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008 although Algeria did manage to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

World Cup 2010 qualifiers

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Algeria fans at a friendly vs. Republic of Ireland in Dublin.

On 11 October 2008, Algeria returned to the top 20 African teams by finishing first in their group ahead of Senegal, Gambia, and Liberia for the second round on the combined 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifications. In the third and final round of the qualifiers, Algeria was joined by Zambia, Rwanda, and Egypt. In July 2009, Algeria made their return amongst the world's top fifty after a 3–1 win against the double African champions Egypt and a 2–0 away win against Zambia. Beating Zambia in Blida 1–0 followed by a 3–1 win against Rwanda, Algeria ensured that the qualification for the World Cup would go down to the wire with a final encounter against Egypt in Cairo, where nothing less than a loss by three goals would stop the Fennecs from going to South Africa. Prior to the game the Algerian team bus was attacked, leaving several team members injured. This led to a diplomatic row between the two countries. Algeria lost the game 2–0. Algeria won the resulting play-off in Sudan 1–0. Algeria moved to the 29th position in FIFA ranking – one place behind Egypt in the October 2009 ranking. In November 2009, they beat fierce rivals Egypt in a playoff 2010 World Cup in South Africa and moved to the highest FIFA ranking ever reached by Algeria (26) in December 2009.[11][12]

They were drawn in Group C, where they faced England, the United States, and Slovenia.

African Cup of Nations 2010

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

The team put on a mixed performance in the tournament. Being drawn in Group A, with Angola, Malawi and Mali, Algeria started poorly by losing 3–0 to group outsiders Malawi. However, they improved in the following game against Mali, beating them 1–0 thanks to a Rafik Halliche header. In the last match, they drew 0–0 with Angola, which sent them to the second round, finishing with the same amount of points as Mali, but with a superior head-to-head record. Playing in Cabinda, Algeria faced Côte d'Ivoire in the quarterfinals, who were considered heavy favourites to qualify. But they got a historic win. After trailing 1–0, Karim Matmour equalized, but Keita gave the Ivorians the lead in the 89th minute, a goal which seemed sure to seal their victory. However, the Algerians equalized with Madjid Bougherra just 2 minutes later in added time, and Hameur Bouazza gave the Fennecs the lead in extra time. Algeria faced Egypt in the semi-finals, Egypt, in their first meeting since the World Cup qualification play-off. In the semi-final, Egypt won 4–0 which was the biggest defeat in the history of the teams' meetings. Algeria lost 1–0 to Nigeria in the third place game and finished fourth in the competition.

FIFA World Cup 2010

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C
Algeria vs England in the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Algeria was drawn in Group C with England, USA, Slovenia. In their first game they lost to Slovenia 0–1. The match was scoreless until Slovenia's captain Robert Koren scored in the 79th minute after Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off for his second bookable offence. In their second group game, Algeria drew with England leading to mass celebration throughout the world's Algerian communities.[13] The Fennecs lost their final group game to the United States 1–0 thanks to a Landon Donovan winner in second-half injury time. Algeria exited the championship as one of two teams, along with Honduras, to fail to score a goal.

2010–11: A team in trouble

After the World cup, bad results were growing and growing with no wins. During that period, Algeria failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations which resulted their manager, Rabah Saâdane to be replaced with their new manager Abdelhak Benchikha. Their new manager brought new faces to the squad to bolster their offense but they still finished last in their group. After Algeria's 4–0 loss to Morocco, their manager resigned.

2011–12: The Arrival of Halilhodžić

When their new manager Vahid Halilhodžić came he managed to get few decent results before the start of the World cup qualifiers beat Central African Republic 2–0 and beat Niger 3–0. At the start of the qualifiers, Algeria beat Rwanda 4–0 to start off brightly. Next they beat Gambia 4–1 to advance in qualifying for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and finally qualify by beating Libya.

CAN 2013: Shock results

Algeria arrived to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with confidence and power but kicked off with a 1–0 loss to Tunisia following a 2–0 defeat to Togo which meant they couldn't advance to the next phase of the tournament. It was considered a shock as Algeria was considered as a favourite to win the competition. Algeria ended their campaign with a 2–2 draw with Ivory Coast.

2013–14: Road to Brazil

After having a disappointing campaign in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, it was speculated that Halilhodžić was going to be sacked but the Algerian FA decided to stick with him. After confirming their manager's stay, Algeria continued the World cup qualifying camapign which they had started positively with one win and one loss. Algeria continued its campaign winning 3–1 versus Benin at home and beating them again 3–1 away of their stadium. They continued by winning versus Rwanda 1–0 away from their stadium, and that's how they guaranteed that they won the group. Their last game didn't mean anything but Algeria still won 1–0 versus Mali national football team at home and ended up finishing at the top of their group. After topping group H, Algeria was drawn with Burkina Faso as their final opponent. The 1st leg was held in Burkina, and the second was in Algeria. The first leg ended in 3–2 loss to Burkina Faso and it outraged some Algerian fans as Burkina was awarded a false penalty. The second leg was a harsh game but Algeria managed to scrap a controversial 1–0 victory to advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup 2014

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H

Algeria has been drawn in Group H with Belgium, Russia and South Korea. In their opening game, Feghouli scored Algeria's first World Cup goal for 28 years.[14] In their second game against South Korea, Brahimi scored the fourth goal against the opposition to set a record of being the first African team to score four or more goals in a single match in the World Cup. On 26 June, Algeria played Russia for second place in Group H, Russia scored the opening goal but Slimani became a hero by scoring the equalizer to carry Algeria to the second round of the World Cup for the very first time. Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Group H table

Belgium 2–1 Algeria
Fellaini 70'
Mertens 80'		 Report Feghouli 24' (pen.)
Attendance: 56,800
South Korea 2–4 Algeria
Son Heung-min 50'
Koo Ja-cheol 72'		 Report Slimani 26'
Halliche 28'
Djabou 38'
Brahimi 62'
Attendance: 42,732
Algeria 1–1 Russia
Slimani 60' Report Kokorin 6'
Attendance: 39,311
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Germany 2–1 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Schürrle 92'
Özil 119'		 Report Djabou 120+1'
Attendance: 43,063
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

2015 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

Main article: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Algeria have been drawn with Ethiopia, Mali and Malawi. Template:Fb cl2 header navbar Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team |}

Ethiopia 1–2 Algeria
Said 90+5' (pen.) Soudani 35'
Brahimi 84'
Algeria 1–0 Mali
Medjani 83'
Malawi 0–2 Algeria
Halliche 10'
Mesbah 90+2'
Algeria 3-0 Malawi
Brahimi 1'
Mahrez 45+1'
Slimani 55'
Algeria 3-1 Ethiopia
Mali 2-0 Algeria

Kit history

Kit suppliers

Kit providers Period
Sonitex 1980–1986
Adidas 		1990–1992
Cirta Sport 1996–2001
Baliston 2002–2004
Le Coq Sportif 		2004–2009
File:Puma AG.svg
Puma 		(2010–2014)
Adidas 		(2015-ongoing)

The Algerian national team home kit is all white with green trim, the away kit is all green with white trim.

1st Kit

1962 Home
1963–67 Home
1968 AFCON
1972 PLE C
1975 MG
1978 AG
1980 AFCON
1982 AFCON
1980 OG
1982 WC
1984 AFCON
1986 AFCON
1986 WC
1988 AFCON
1990 AFCON
2004 AFCON
2010 AFCON
2010 WC
2013 AFCON
2014 WC
2015 AFCON

2nd Kit

1962–67 Away
1968 AFCON
1975 MG
1978 AG
1980 AFCON
1980 OG
1982 AFCON
1982 WC
1984 AFCON
1986 WC
1986 AFCON
1988 AFCON
1990 AFCON
2004 AFCON
2010 AFCON
2010 WC
2013 AFCON
2014 WC
2015 AFCON

Competitive record

Other records

Year Position
Iraq 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations 3rd
Libya 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations 3rd
Iran 1982 Vahdat Cup 2nd
Iran Algeria 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 1st
Brazil 2011 World military Cup 1st
Germany 2005 World military Cup 2nd
Greece 1969 World military Cup 2nd
Uganda 2008 African Military cup 2nd
1979 African youth Championship 1st
1981 African youth Championship 3rd
1983 African youth Championship 3rd
1989 African youth Championship 3rd
Algeria 2009 African U-17 Championship 2nd
Algeria 2006 UNAF U-17 Tournament 1st
Tunisia 2008 UNAF U-17 Tournament 2nd
Morocco 2011 UNAF U-17 Tournament 2nd
Tunisia 2012 UNAF U-17 Tournament 1st
Morocco 2007 UNAF U-17 Tournament 4th
Libya 2009 UNAF U-20 Tournament 2nd
Libya 2011 UNAF U-20 Tournament 2nd
Algeria 2012 UNAF U-20 Tournament 2nd
Egypt 2006 UNAF U-20 Tournament 3rd
Libya 2010 UNAF U-20 Tournament 3rd
Tunisia 2007 UNAF U-23 Tournament 1st
Morocco 2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament 1st
Libya 2006 UNAF U-23 Tournament 2nd
Morocco 2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament 2nd
Total 7 titles

Fixtures and results

Algerian national team results and fixtures for 2013, 2014 and 2015.[15]

Date Location Opponent Score Competition
12 January 2013 Johannesburg  South Africa 0–0 Friendly
22 January 2013 Rustenburg  Tunisia 0–1 2013 African Cup of Nations
26 January 2013 Rustenburg  Togo 0–2 2013 African Cup of Nations
30 January 2013 Rustenburg  Ivory Coast 2–2 2013 African Cup of Nations
26 March 2013 Blida  Benin 3–1 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
2 June 2013 Blida  Burkina Faso 2–0 Friendly
9 June 2013 Porto-Novo  Benin 3–1 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
16 June 2013 Kigali  Rwanda 1–0 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
14 August 2013 Blida  Guinea 2–2 Friendly
10 September 2013 Blida  Mali 1–0 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
12 October 2013 Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso 2–3 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
19 November 2013 Blida  Burkina Faso 1–0 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
5 March 2014 Blida  Slovenia 2–0 Friendly
31 May 2014 Sion  Armenia 3–1 Friendly
4 June 2014 Geneva  Romania 2–1 Friendly
17 June 2014 Belo Horizonte  Belgium 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup
22 June 2014 Porto Alegre  South Korea 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup
27 June 2014 Curitiba  Russia 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
30 June 2014 Porto Alegre  Germany 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2014 FIFA World Cup
6 September 2014 Addis Ababa  Ethiopia 1–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 September 2014 Blida  Mali 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 October 2014 Blantyre  Malawi 0–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 October 2014 Blida  Malawi 3–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 January 2015 Radès  Tunisia 1–1 Friendly
19 January 2015 Mongomo  South Africa 3-1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
23 January 2015 Mongomo  Ghana 0-1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
27 January 2015 Malabo  Senegal 2-0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Coaches

Coaching staff

Manager France Christian Gourcuff
Assistant Manager Algeria Nourredine Kourichi
general manager Algeria Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Goalkeeping Coach Algeria Abdenour Kaoua
Algeria Hassan Belhadji
Fitness Coach Italy Gianni Biscotti
France Cyril Moine
Team Doctor Algeria Dr. Mohamed Boughlali
Algeria Dr. Ali Yekdah
U-20 Manager France Jean-Marc Nobilo
A' Manager Algeria Ali Fergani
A' Assistant Manager Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi
Women's Manager Algeria Azzedine Chih
U-23 Manager Algeria Toufik Kourichi
U-17 Manager Algeria Abdelkader Soltani

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and the pre-competition camp.[16]

Caps and goals, updated on 1 February 2015 after the game against Ivory Coast.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Azzedine Doukha (1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 38) 5 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
16 1GK Cédric Si Mohamed (1985-01-09) 9 January 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Algeria CS Constantine
23 1GK Raïs M'Bolhi (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 38) 41 0 United States Philadelphia Union
2 2DF Madjid Bougherra (Captain) (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 42) 69 5 United Arab Emirates Al-Fujairah
3 2DF Faouzi Ghoulam (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 33) 16 1 Italy Napoli
4 2DF Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36) 9 1 Spain Osasuna
5 2DF Rafik Halliche (Vice-Captain) (1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 38) 36 3 Qatar Qatar
6 2DF Djamel Mesbah (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 40) 34 1 Italy Sampdoria
12 2DF Carl Medjani (3rd Vice-Captain) (1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 39) 40 2 Turkey Trabzonspor
20 2DF Aïssa Mandi (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 33) 15 0 France Reims
22 2DF Mehdi Zeffane (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32) 1 0 France Lyon
7 3MF Riyad Mahrez (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33) 14 3 England Leicester City
8 3MF Medhi Lacen (2nd Vice-Captain) (1984-05-15) 15 May 1984 (age 40) 42 0 Spain Getafe
10 3MF Sofiane Feghouli (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34) 34 7 Spain Valencia
11 3MF Yacine Brahimi (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34) 20 4 Portugal Porto
14 3MF Nabil Bentaleb (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 30) 14 2 England Tottenham Hotspur
17 3MF Foued Kadir (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 40) 25 2 Spain Real Betis
18 3MF Abdelmoumene Djabou (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 37) 12 3 Tunisia Club Africain
19 3MF Saphir Taïder (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) 24 3 Italy Sassuolo
21 3MF Ahmed Kashi (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 36) 1 0 France Metz
9 4FW Ishak Belfodil (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32) 10 0 Italy Parma
13 4FW Islam Slimani (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36) 34 14 Portugal Sporting
15 4FW El Arbi Soudani (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 37) 32 13 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Algeria squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Zemmamouche (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 39) 8 0 Algeria USM Alger 2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad
GK Faouzi Chaouchi (1984-12-05) 5 December 1984 (age 39) 11 0 Algeria MC Alger v.  Mali, 10 September 2014
DF Essaïd BelkalemINJ (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 35) 19 1 Turkey Trabzonspor 2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad
DF Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie v.  Malawi, 15 October 2014
DF Féthi Harek (1982-10-21) 21 October 1982 (age 42) 1 0 France Nîmes v.  Mali, 10 September 2014
DF Ali Rial (1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 44) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie v.  Slovenia, 5 March 2014
DF Abderahmane Hachoud (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 36) 3 0 Algeria MC Alger v.  Slovenia, 5 March 2014 (preliminary)
MF Mehdi Abeid (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32) 0 0 England Newcastle United 2015 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad
MF Adlène Guedioura (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 39) 31 2 England Crystal Palace 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (standby)
MF Mehdi Mostefa (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 41) 25 0 France Lorient 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (standby)
MF Ryad Boudebouz (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34) 16 1 France Bastia 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (standby)
MF Ibrahim Chenihi (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Algeria MC El Eulma v.  Mali, 19 November 2014
MF Amir Karaoui (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Algeria MC Alger v.  Mali, 10 September 2014
MF Hassan Yebda (1984-05-14) 14 May 1984 (age 40) 26 2 United Arab Emirates Al-Fujairah 2014 FIFA World Cup
MF Nacereddine Khoualed (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38) 4 0 Algeria USM Alger 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
MF Zinedine Ferhat (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Algeria USM Alger v.  Slovenia, 5 March 2014
MF Hocine El Orfi (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Algeria USM Alger v.  Slovenia, 5 March 2014 (preliminary)
FW Baghdad Bounedjah (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32) 1 0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (standby)
FW Walid Mesloub (1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 39) 1 0 France Lorient 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (standby)
FW Nabil Ghilas (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34) 8 2 Spain Córdoba v.  Mali, 19 November 2014
FW Kaled Gourmi (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Algeria MC Alger v.  Malawi, 15 October 2014
FW Rafik Djebbour (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40) 33 5 Cyprus APOEL 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
FW Mohamed Amine Aoudia (1987-06-06)6 June 1987 (aged 25) 7 0 Germany FSV Frankfurt v.  Slovenia, 5 March 2014 (preliminary)
Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Algeria national football team in 31 May 2014

Records

See also: Algeria International Footballers

The caps and goals for Algeria, correct on 16 November 2014.
Bold denotes players still playing or available for selection.

All-time record against FIFA recognized nations

  • Below is a record of all matches correct on 28 January 2015

(a) Denotes defunct national football team.
(b) Includes games against USSR.
(c) Includes games against Yugoslavia

See also

Notes

A.^ Prior to Algerian independence in 1962, matches were organised under the auspices of the Front de Libération Nationale and it's called the FLN football team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Courtney, Barrie (23 April 2010). "Algeria – List of International matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Algeria". ELO. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Une équipe qui symbolisait la révolution Algérienne " Devoir de mémoire ! "". Reflexion. 31 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |deadurl= (help)
  4. ^ Pierre Bezbakh, Petit Larousse in the history of France. From the origins to the present day, Larousse page O.Ö. 2003 ISBN 978-2-03-505369-5
  5. ^ Yves Michaud, 'The War of Algeria (1954-1962),' 'p.95
  6. ^ Cheikh Slimane, Algeria is armed or time certainties. O.P.U., Algiers 1981 p.104
  7. ^ Michel Nait -Challal, dribbling independence. The incredible story of the football team of the Algerian FLN ', pages 11-13 and 123
  8. ^ Paul Dietschy and David-Claude Kemo-Keimbou, Football and Africa, p.97
  9. ^ "The Game that Changed the World Cup – Algeria". algeria.com. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |deadurl= (help)
  10. ^ "CAN 1990 – The final match". Reflexion. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |deadurl= (help)
  11. ^ "Yahia sends Algeria to World Cup". BBC Sport. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Yahia cracker seals play-off win". ESPN. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Video of Police intervention at Champs-Élysées gathering". YouTube.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  14. ^ Grohmann, Karolos. "Algeria end 28-year wait for World Cup goal". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  15. ^ [1] fifa.com
  16. ^ "CAN 2015 : La liste des 23 joueurs retenus" (in French). faf.dz. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Classement des joueurs les plus capés" (in French). DZFootball. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  18. ^ "Belloumi sur Maracana.com" (in French). M. T. Retrieved 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. ^ "Classement des meilleurs buteurs" (in French). DZFootball. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Algeria national football team.

Titles

Preceded by Mediterranean Games
1975 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Africa Games
1978 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Africa Cup of Nations
1990 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
1991 (First title) 		Succeeded by

Template:Algeria national man football team results

~

~

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Algeria_national_football_team&oldid=645845836"